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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region Wood Bison Trail (Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
188
803
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
188
803
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
183
796
933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
156
675
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
320
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
220
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
188
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
27
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
10
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wood Bison Trail
4 Genera with 14 Species
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192611SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wood Bison Trail
14 Species
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov